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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH MARCH, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 116.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1892.
J. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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RULES RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
1. The ordinary meetings of the Board shall, as a rule, be held once a month and as far as possible upon the first Thursday in each month.
2. Special meetings of the Board shall be held when summoned by order of the Chairman.
3. Three members of the Board shall form a quorum.
4. In the absence of the Chairman the next member in the order gazetted shall take the chair.
5. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Board shall proceed to the despatch of the business before it.
6. The opinion of the Board upon any question occupying its attention, shall be the opinion of the majority of the members of the Board present, or of the members by whom the question may be considered.
If the Board is equally divided in its opinion the Chairman, whether he be the regular Chairman of the Board or Chairman pro tem., shall have a casting in addition to his ordinary vote.
7. All examinations in Chinese colloquial shall, as a rule, be conducted through the medium of a native.
8. The Board may depute the Honorary Secretary or any other person or persons to conduct examinations which in the opinion of the Board it may be necessary or convenient to hold on any day other than the regular monthly session day of the Board,
9. Certificates issued by the Board shall be signed by the Chairman (or Deputy Chairman) and Secretary and be stamped with the seal of the Board.
10. Certificates shall be worded as follows:-
(1.) Passed.
(2.) Passed with credit.
(3.) Passed with great credit.
(4.) Passed with very great credit. Where, however, there is more than one subject of examination the award of the examiners in each subject shall, in addition, be clearly stated in the certificate. A copy of each certificate shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary and a copy retained among the archives of the Board.
11. Failure to pass in any of the prescribed subjects of an examination shall entail re-examination in the subject in which a candidate has failed. No certificate shall be issued until the candidate has passed in all the subjects of the examination.
12. The Board will grant certificates to Teachers of Chinese. If an applicant for such certificate is recommended by a member of the Board, the recommendation shall be circulated among the members of the Board. In other cases the applicant must present himself before the Board for examination.
13. In all applications from members of the Police Force to be examined by the Board, it must be clearly stated whether the applicant has been previously examined, and if so the date or dates of examination must be quoted. If an applicant has already been granted a certificate or certificates he will be required to produce the same.